Angeline, 1999

THIS IS ONE OF MANY IMAGES THAT FORMED THE VIDEO 'ANGELENE' (FROM 'IS THIS DESIRE?' ALBUM).THIS WAS TAKEN IN A PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO IN LONDON USING MEDIUM FORMAT POLAROID,WITH SIMPLE CURTAINS AS BACKDROPS TO GIVE THE IMPRESSION OF PASSPORT BOOTH PHOTOS.THE VIDEO CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF SLOW DISSOLVES BETWEEN THE PHOTOGRAPHS WITH JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF REAL (FILMED) MOVEMENT AT THE VERY END WHERE POLLY MOUTHS THE LAST LINE OF THE SONG.I WANTED THE PHOTOS TO LOOK STAINED LIKE THE PROCESSING CHEMICALS WERE OLD & NOT WORKING PROPERLY OR TO LOOK FADED, RIPPED, DISTRESSED SO SOME PHOTOS WE SPRINKLED WITH BLEACH & OTHERS I PUT IN MY JEANS BACK POCKET(FOLDED) & PUT JEANS THROUGH WASHING MACHINE.